Diggs was disappointed with how he finished his rookie season in 2015. As such, he headed into off-season workouts with a different approach in mind. "There were times I was working out at 11 o'clock at night," he said. "So this offseason, it's going to be a little bit smarter, work efficient." It sounds like the hip injury that hampered him late in the season was behind the reassessment. As a rookie, Diggs caught 52 passes for 720 yards. However, his production dropped significantly in his final nine games after having 25 catches for 419 yards in his first four. Diggs was more consistent in 2016, and might have reached 1,000 yards had he not had the hip injury. Despite missing three games, Diggs still was the most targeted wide receiver on the Vikings' roster in 2016. And as Fansided.com noted, if Diggs in 2017 can duplicate the kind of improvement in his numbers from his rookie to his second season, expecting a 100-catch, 1,000-yard season isn't a huge reach. That might be even easier to achieve with Adam Thielen emerging as a viable threat opposite Diggs. If Laquon Treadwell can add to that, it would make it even harder for opposing defenses to simply focus on stopping Diggs.

Stefon Diggs 2016 Outlook

Diggs is coming off a solid rookie campaign in which he hauled in team highs of 52 catches for 720 yards. Of course, when Diggs arrived for rookie minicamp last May, he had much to learn about OC Norv Turner's system. Now that Diggs is a year older and a year wiser, he said the frantic pace of practice has slowed down a bit. Perhaps the additional experience (and offseason work with Teddy Bridgewater) will lead to a more consistent 2016. Remember, three breakout games earned Diggs considerable attention but nine of his 10 games that followed were less impressive. Now Diggs is expected to move into a role where he's no longer the No. 1 receiver after the Vikings drafted Laquon Treadwell with a first-round pick. As CBSSports.com suggests, Diggs, who is a good route-runner with solid hands, should remain in line for about 6-7 targets per game like he had last season. But the touchdowns will be much harder to come by now that he has to compete with Treadwell (and Adrian Peterson) for them.